A/N: thanks to all you people how reviewed, you keep me writing.

Chapter 9

I think the words even shocked Jesse. It was as if he couldn't believe he'd just said that.

"Jesse, are you serious?" I asked.

He paused and looked like he was deep in thought for a moment.

"Yes, Querida I'm very serious" he said smiling.

I swear I could have 'fainted' again; especially when he leaned over and kissed me. Only this kiss was different; good different. Usually Jesse's kisses are soft, gentle, and loving, but this one was still loving and…forceful. And I liked it! Jesse was taking control, and God did he do it well.

In a matter of seconds my bra was off, and he was on top of me. He kissed me all over, and then reached over to his night stand. He opened the drawer and grabbed a box from inside. I couldn't quite see what they were until Jesse brought them closer and tried opening the box.

CONDOMS! He has condoms in his drawer!

"Uh, Jesse, did you somehow plan on us doing this, or do you always have those in there?"

He laughed lightly, and replied, "Querida, one of the guys at work, Todd, gave them to me. Remember that time he caught us in the museum? Well, after that he gave me this and said I'd need them sooner or later." As he said that he had a big, goofy grin on his face.

Although I'm sure I did too. I remember that…

(A/N: flashback to last Saturday. After the mall incident )

…Jesse was working late and I decided to surprise him. Well, when I got there he was finishing up with some filing, and he was really tense so I, being a lovely girlfriend gave him a massage. Well, one thing led to another, and we ended up getting pretty hot 'n' heavy in the back storage room of the museum. Only we got caught by that Todd guy, which was way embarrassing.

I mean he could have seen me topless! But what made it worse was that, that Todd guy is Jesse's boss. He acted all cool, after ward, but whenever he sees me, he makes this weird hand signal and all the other guys start laughing.

(A/N: end of flashback)

"So wait, he just gave you condoms?"

"Well, yes. He said it's better to have them and not need them, then to need them and not have them. Then he said 'But after what I saw, you'll most certainly need them' and then he winked at me."

"Oh God, Jesse, now your boss thinks we're having sex!" I squeaked, as I buried my face in his neck.

"Querida, don't worry. I don't think he will tell anyone."

"Jesse, he's a guy, who works with about 5 other guys. Do you really think he's gonna keep this to himself. Oh God, now I can't visit you at work anymore."

"Susannah, I will talk to him. I'll tell him that he may think whatever he likes, but if he could please keep his thoughts to himself. Do not worry, I would never discuss personal matters with my co-workers. You have no reason to fret."

"Are you sure? I mean I don't want them saying anything about you and me. Besides, what if someone else hears them? Oh God…Andy! Andy, hangs out with those guys. He helped renovate the museum. Jesse he still talks to those guys. What if…"

Jesse kissed me again, which shut me up, and helped turn my brain off for a while.

"Thank you" I mumbled.

"Querida…if you are too worried about what people might think, then maybe we shouldn't."

"No, no! I want to, it's just…if my mom or Andy found out, they'd be…well, disappointed, I think."

"Susannah, why would your parents be disappointed that you're happy?"

"No, it's not that…it's just…my mom said she waited until after she married my dad, and I know that she would be a little disappointed if I didn't chose to wait as well. Plus…Andy, Jake, and Brad would probably beat you up."

Jesse laughed at that, but stopped after he saw I was serious about the last part.

"Querida, for you I would take an eternity of beatings from your family."

Why is he so sweet? This is too difficult. I really want Jesse! But then I think, oh God, my poor mom, what will she say?

Jesse pulled me into a deep, affectionate hug, and whispered, "Querida, I can't. I agree with you; your parents would not be pleased. I cannot take away your purity. Besides, we have our whole lives ahead of us to…to…do…that" he said, growing visibly uncomfortable talking about sex.

"Urgh, I guess. It's just, this really sucks. I mean, I really want to do this. It's just, so…complicated, you know?"

"I know" he said pulling me closer, and pecking me on the cheek.

We lay like that for a few minutes, and then we heard knocking on Jesse's door.

"Should I get it, or see if they leave?" Jesse whispered.

"I…I don't know."

"Jesse, it's Father Dominic, I need to speak to you" he shouted in a very stern voice.

"Nombre de Dios. ¡No puedo tener un minuto con mi novia en paz!"

"Huh?" I chimed.

"Oh, nothing Querida. Maybe you should get dressed" he said pecking me once more then getting up, and dressed.

"Um…dressed, in what? In case you forgot, I was wearing my hooker costume last night."

"Um…try and find some of my shorts, and just put on one of my under shirts" he said exiting the room.

So I went over to Jesse's closet and picked out a pair of track shorts with elastic, and one of his white t-shirts. I could hear Jesse and Father Dom. talking in the next room.

Should I stay in here, or should go out there?

Before I could make up my mind Jesse carefully opened the door, slid inside, and then closed the door behind him.

"Querida, he's asking me questions about you. He says he has been looking for you all morning. When he asked me if you were here, I couldn't lie so I told him you were asleep in here and that I slept on the couch."

"Did he believe you?" I asked, suddenly very worried.

"I don't think so. He wants me to wake you, so he can talk to both us about something important."

"Oh, God he thinks we…we…well, you know."

"I'm not sure, but you need to look like you just woke up."

"Uh, okay give me a minute. Tell him I'm just brushing my teeth or something."

"Okay, but try and hurry."

"I will."

So I ran to the bathroom, and messed my hair up. I rubbed my eyes, a lot, and then tried to look groggy. Which, I actually did, so I walked out to Jesse's living room, and greeted Father D. politely.

"Ah, Susannah. Still sleeping at this hour?"

"Well it is only 8 o'clock, and I was up late last night."

"Really? If you don't mind my asking, doing what exactly?"

"Last night there was a Halloween party, and then Adam, CeeCee, Jesse, and I went to eat afterwards." Goodness, lying is becoming too easy these days.

"Oh, that sounds lovely. Well, anyway I'm actually wanted to speak to the two of you, so this is just splendid."

Jesse and I exchanged curious looks, and then sat down in front of Father D.

"Well, I know both of you are at an age, where hormones control most of your thoughts, and actions, but I must ask a favor of you, both."

"Okay" Jesse and I replied.

"Well, you see, there is a Catholic high school conference, and I would like to have you two speak about how waiting until marriage is the best option.

However, I must question, are the both of you still entirely pure?"

Again Jesse and I looked at each other, and then I responded, "Listen Father Dominic, I'm sure the convention will be great, but I really don't want to be looked at as some angelic girlfriend, whose faith is strong and unwavering. And in answering your question, yes, Jesse and I are still as pure as driven snow."

"Well, are you quite sure? I mean there will be seminars, activities and lectures from experts across the world."

Jesse looked intrigued, and that's when I knew he was hooked. He looked over at me and whispered, "Querida, it could be fun. I think we should go."

I shot him an evil glare, but he just smiled, and said "Father Dominic, we would love to g-."

"Ahh, Jesse may I speak to you in the other room please."

"Of course Querida" he replied noticing my painfully tight grip on his arm.

I lead him into the bedroom, and closed the door behind him.

"Jesse, are you crazy?"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Jesse I don't want to go! In case you haven't noticed, I'm not entirely happy being a virgin. So how can you expect me tell a whole bunch of people how great it is. I mean, I know you enjoyed what happened earlier, well except the part where I whimped out."

"Querida, this is a great opportunity to share our thoughts on the matter of pre-marital…um, activity. Besides it will look good on our college applications" he replied smiling.

"Uh, Jesse, you're having trouble talking to me about sex, how can you possibly want to speak to all these other people about sex!"

"Yes, but I only get anxious when I talk to you about sex, because I know that someday we'll be having it. These other people are just Catholic people who want to hear us speak about our experiences."

"Oh, really? Well which ones should we talk about? The time Todd found us in the back storage room? Or how about what happened this morning, huh?"

"Querida" Jesse said sounding very annoyed.

"What? I'm just wondering how much we should tell them. Should we tell them about the condoms in your drawer, or how about the best method for removing a bra, because you've gotten quite good at it?"

Jesse blushed and then grabbed my hand. "Querida, I honestly think this will be a good experience for us both…but if you really don't want to…I guess we could just tell Father Dominic to find another couple."

"Thank you" I replied pecking him on the cheek.

So we walked back out to tell Father Dom. I looked over at Jesse as we sat back down in front of Father D. and saw that Jesse looked sad. Oh, God why? Jesse looked over at me and tried to give me a reassuring smile, but I could tell he wasn't exactly happy about our decision. Plus, what other couple could Father D. use? I mean all the people at school that are in relationships are pretty much doing it. GOD! Why do I have to be care?

"Uh, you know what? Never mind, we'll go. We'll talk, and go to seminars."

"And activities?" Jesse asked perking up.

I winced, but replied, "Yes, activities too." God, Father Dom. was going to pay for this, and Jesse better be super nice to me, cause this is so not my idea of a social event.

"Excellent. I shall take care of everything. The arrangements shall be made, and you two will leave next Friday after your classes."

"Wait, wait, wait! Next Friday? That's awfully short notice Father D." I yelped.

"Oh, nonsense. All you two have to do is prepare a 20 minute lecture, about how wonderful it is to be in a strong Catholic relationship, without having to worry about all the pressure that sexual activity puts on the two of you. Just be honest, and try to add in statistics."

"Uhh…" I mumbled.

"Well thank you both so much, and I shall see you both at school on Monday" Father Dom. said before practically running out of the apartment.

"Jesse" I whined, and lightly smacked his arm to emphasize my point.

"Susannah, it will be fun. We'll get to hear lectures from experts around the globe, and Father Dominic said there will be activities."

"Oh goody!" I squealed; sarcasm dripping from my voice.

"Susannah, just think a whole weekend away. Just the two of us" he smiled.

"Ah, in case you forgot, it's a Catholic conference! We can't be all mushy and touchy in public. If we are, they'll probably shun us or something."

Jesse laughed, and said "Querida, we can hold hands, and hug, we just can't go kissing in front of these people. Besides, they won't watch over us at night." When he said that his eyebrow with the scar went up.

"Um, again, it's a Catholic conference Jesse! And do you really think Father Dom. would let us share a room? Think about it. Besides, I'd feel so weird if we did that, and then had to go talk about how great staying a virgin is."

"Querida, we'd wait until after we said our lecture" he said smiling.

"Oh, really? And what about what happened earlier? Are we just gonna forget what we talked about?"

"No we'll consider it, but then forget about it after we start kissing" he added, smiling even brighter.

"Argh, Jesse that's not the point."

"Querida, do not worry, I was only joking. I remember what we discussed, and I shall be on my best behavior at this conference. The question is, will you?"

"Will I what?"

"Be on your best behavior as well, because if you start something, I can't promise to restrain myself" he said smiling shyly.

"I'll try" I said trying to sound all cute and innocent.

"Good…now can we get you out of those clothes?"